Hungary: Drones are watching the MATE rice fields

“The 15-hectare Galambosi Rice Experiment Farm at MATE has a unique infrastructure that is specifically suited for rice variety maintenance and field experiments. One of the main goals of the active research work here is to produce high-quality propagating material of state-recognized rice varieties with advantageous properties and to find a solution to the problems that Hungarian rice growers may face. We are now including the most modern drones in the new experiments, through which we can achieve even more efficient results, ”emphasized Csaba Gyuricza, Professor, Rector of MATE. “It means a lot that with the help of drones we can examine the current condition, nutrient supply or traces of possible pests from the air without touching the plants, because trampling on flooded areas has caused a lot of damage in the past. Through joint research, we want to ensure that drone sensors can detect traces of fungal epidemic browning as early as possible, because if we could detect the ...